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  • Competing ID services Verimi and Yes merge

    The German industry is joining forces when it comes to the digital identity market: The previously competing German identification services Verimi and Yes are merging.

    December07,2022


  • ENAV to strengthen itself in Romania with IDS AIRNAV

    The company of air traffic controllers has won a contract worth €2.3 million in the context of an international tendering procedure carried out by Romatsa (Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration), the service provider for the air traffic control in the Republic of Romania.

    September19,2020


  • Hong Kong launches smart ID cards

    The Immigration Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Thursday that Hong Kong has started replacing identity cards with smart ID cards in phases.

    December28,2018


  • 606 foreigners in Beijing get permanent residence IDs

    China has approved permanent residency for more than 1,800 foreigners since April, among those 606 are from Beijing, local authorities said Thursday.

    June29,2018


  • 606 foreigners in Beijing get permanent residence IDs

    China has approved permanent residency for more than 1,800 foreigners since April, among those 606 are from Beijing, local authorities said Thursday.

    June29,2018


  • Thai agencies join hands to test Mobile ID for identity verification

    The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with related authorities for development of an identity verification system through electronic identity cards on mobile phones

    January21,2020


  • Tencent tightens user ID checks on its popular game

    China's internet giant Tencent implemented a real-name identification system (RNIS) for users of its popular mobile game "Honor of Kings", further tightening restrictions on underage players.

    October29,2018


  • Ukraine, Turkey sign visa waiver deal for electronic ID holders

    Ukraine and Turkey signed an agreement to mutually adopt a visa-free policy for holders of electronic national identity cards (IDs), the Ukrainian government said in a statement on Tuesday.

    March15,2017


  • Chinese medical team offers medical outreach at University of Botswana

    The 17th batch of the Chinese medical team in Botswana on Friday held a free medical outreach event at the University of Botswana (UB) to promote health education and provide basic medical consultations for students.

    March09,2026


  • Study offers new understanding of how "Roof of the World" grows

    A new study by Chinese scientists reveals that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau did not experience a steady, continuous rise, but underwent two distinct cycles of dramatic uplift and fall.

    March20,2026


  • Interview: BRI offers opportunities not traps, says British scholar

    The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been offering Africa and Europe practical opportunities for development rather than "traps," said Giles Mohan, professor of international development at the Open University.

    September28,2025


  • China offers expanding opportunities for Italian businesses: ICCF report

    Italian companies seeking to expand abroad can find growing opportunities in China, according to the latest report released by the Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF).

    February12,2026


  • Chinese culture show offers immersive experience at Botswana secondary school

    A Chinese culture show was performed on Tuesday at a secondary school with an international enrolment in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, to offer an immersive journey and highlight the beauty of cultural exchanges.

    July30,2025


  • Roundup: SCO offers new paradigm for global governance, say experts

    The role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a driver of peace, prosperity and stability across the region is growing, Indian experts have said.

    September11,2025


  • Column: In a fragmenting world, China offers a different path to global stability

    As the global landscape fractures under the weight of protectionism, regional conflict and mounting economic volatility, the search for stabilizing forces has grown urgent. In this unsettled environment, China's evolving development model, anchored in high-quality growth, institutional opening-up and technological sharing, presents a consequential counterpoint to global fragmentation.

    March16,2026


  • The "cultural ferrymen" offering a more authentic glimpse into everyday China

    Like many visitors, they were initially inspired by social media images of China that combined futuristic technology with everyday warmth. The reality, they found, was more compelling and harder to leave.

    December25,2025


  • Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine offers relief, healing to Egyptian patients

    In a modest clinic inside a Cairo medical center, Egyptian physiotherapist and acupuncturist Abir El-Naggar methodically arranges her acupuncture needles and cupping tools.

    December09,2025


  • China delivers on 2025 growth target, offering stability in an uncertain world

    China's economy grew by 5 percent in 2025, in line with official targets, bringing the country's 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to a steady close amid rising global uncertainties.

    January20,2026


  • New exhibition in Beijing offers glimpse into ancient Greece

    An exhibition featuring hundreds of collections from Greek museums opened to the public on Thursday in Beijing, the capital of China, offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of ancient Greece.

    November21,2024


  • China offers 2,613 national standards in foreign languages for free online

    China on Tuesday launched a new online feature offering free full-text access to national standards translated into foreign languages, in a move to boost transparency and lower trade barriers, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

    April15,2026


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